Wow - flashbacks to sitting and playing my guitars to all those songs Mike mentioned.
Year of the Cat is an awesome song - especially the extended intro version.
Always remember when my older brother got a "real" stereo and I would put that on and crank it up. Still do to this day.
America was another group - they're actually playing at a local theater here tonight.
All of the songs that have been mentioned I probably own in one format or another - and that was BEFORE I became a DJ in my past life.
My brother and sister are both older than me by 11 and 8 years respectively.
From my brother's influence I would listen to his 8-tracks growing up - I remember he mounted an 8-track on the hump of his early 70's Torino -that was cool especially that it had a fast forward!! You didn't have that in those days - remember shaking the 8-tracks to loosen them up? He got me listening to Creedence, Humble Pie (Peter Frampton on Guitar and Vocals for those that didn't know), Yes, Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep (don't ask), T-Rex, Elton John (the old stuff), Pink Floyd, Allman Brothers, Simon and Garfunkel, BTO, etc ...
He got me hooked on cars too - He bought a new car every 1.5-2 years - 70 Opel, 72 Maverick Grabber, 74 Torino, 76 Z-28, 78 280-Z, etc ... then he got married and had kids - Accord, Accord, Accord, Minivan, Acura :smile:
From my sister I got the bubble gum poppy stuff listening to her 45's - Paul Revere and the Raiders, Monkees, Beatles (actually I got some from both of them on this one), Bobby Sherman, Rascals, Foundations, Four Seasons, Gilbert O'Sullivan, and lot's of one-hit wonders (Redbone "Come and Get Your Love"), Precious and Few (Climax I think), all the K-tel type stuff too - does anyone remember K-tel records?
Then from my youngest uncle I got the 50's-60's doo-wop sound.
So I listen to it all - I guess that's what made the playing guitar and singing in a band and then dj-ing come so easy.
I was listening to this stuff: Police, KISS, Billy Joel, Foreigner, Beatles (again) and their solo stuff, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Squeeze, Queen, STYX, Cream/Clapton, Doobie Brothers, U2, Asia, Billy Squire, Aerosmith, Eagles, Rush... forget it I'll go on and on. I'm all over the place with music
Any Barenaked Ladies fans out there?
See - this is why I held back from replying to this thread I knew I couldn't hold back.
I'd be curious to see a thread on what concerts we've seen ... you'd be shocked at my diversity.
R
